HSCF PH SPOTLIGHT

HSCFPHSPOTLIGHT Meet Tom Dreyer Jr. LIFE MEMBERMEMBER of Tom Dreyer Safaris

1. WHAT IS THE PRIMARY AREA AND GAME FOR WHICH YOU GUIDE? South Africa and Mozambique. Although my favorite species to guide would be buffalo, elephant and eland, I enjoy guiding clients on all species. Everyone has their own trick that you have to figure out.

2. HOW DID YOU CHOOSE A CAREER AS A PROFESSIONAL HUNTER?

Growing up in a hunting family it was a no-brainer, even though my father has a law practice he always ran an outfitting company on the side, naturally when I finished school and came of age to do my PH, I did.

3. WHAT WAS YOUR MOST DANGEROUS HUNT? A couple of years back I got a call from the manager on one of our concessions which borders the Kruger National Park about an Elephant bull that was causing problems in the area. While driving around looking for the bull he broke cover and charged the truck, we managed to get out underneath him just enough to be able to put a shot in him, needless to say with all the commotion the shot placement was not at all where it was supposed to be, but at least the bull turned and gave us a chance to follow him. After tracking it for about 2 hours we closed the gap and I managed to put a stop the troublemaker with a frontal brain shot not too far from me. 6. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE HUNTING WEAPON

AND/OR CALIBER?

For dangerous game my 500NE double rifle no questions asked. Everything else, my custom 375H&H

7. WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN YOU ARE NOT HUNTING?

Spend time with my wife and family.

8. FAVORITE MEAL? Anything as long as it has meat in it.

9. WHY DO YOU HUNT? I am a firm believer that if possible, one must earn a living by using the talents and skills the Lord gave us. It just so happens that I am in the fortunate position to do exactly that. To me hunting is a passion and a lifestyle, that is what I grew up doing and 30 years later I still do it.

10. WHAT IS THE ONE THING YOU COULD NOT DO YOUR JOB WITHOUT?

4. WHAT DO YOU WANT A FIRSTTIME CLIENT TO KNOW BEFORE HUNTING WITH YOU? Excluding all the tools you need to do the job, I am certain that without my wife’s blessing and patience it would be quite hard to run my business and my job.

That they will be guided by me personally.

5. WHAT DO YOU CONSIDER THE BIGGEST CHALLENGE FACING HUNTING AND HUNTERS TODAY? The misinterpretation of trophy hunting and conservation, and the misconception of hunting a big fenced area in South Africa versus hunting open areas in the rest of Southern Africa.

Tom Dreyer Jr.

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